Machine for working uppers over lasts



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C. F. PYM MACHINE FOR WORK NG UPPERS OVER LASTS Filed Oct. 24. 1919 Juiy 8 1924, 1,500,152

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MACHLNE FQR WORKING UPPEHS OVER LA T Filed Oct, 24, 1919 4 Shee uav / l/E/V TUE.

Patented July 8, 1924.

STATES PAT OFFICE.

CHARLES F. PYIVI, OF LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR T UNITED SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE FOB, WORKING UPPERS OVER LASTS.

Application filed October 24, 1919. Serial No. 332,958.

T 0 all 1071042 it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. PYM, a subject of the King of England, residing at Lynn, in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements in Machines for Working Uppers Over Lasts, of which the following description, in connection with the accompany- .ing drawings, is a specification, like reference characters on the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

This invention relates to machines for use in the manufacture of boots and shoes for working uppers over lasts. The invention is herein shown as embodied in a machine having means for pulling an upper over its last and means for lasting the toe of the shoe, but it will be understood that in many of its features the invention is not limited to machines which include both pulling-over and lasting means.

In lasting shoes it is a common practice to secure the upper in lasted position at the toe by the use of a binder wire extending continuously round the toe from one side to the other. A machine for working an upper into lasted position and for automatically applying a binder to the shoe is shown, for example, in United States Letter Patent No. 1,436,194 granted upon my application of Nov. 21, 1922. In the manufacture of some kinds of shoes, however, where the character of the stock permits, there are recognized advantages in the use, in place of abinder, of a plurality of separate fastenings, such as staples of fine wire, driven through the upper and into the sole in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole. Such fastenings are efiective to hold the upper tightly in place for sewing and they oppose no serious obstruction to the actionof the sewing needle. They may also remain permanently in the shoe, thereby strengthening the attachment of the upper and the sole and permitting the operator to save the timerequired for removing the lasting binder. A further advantage in the use of fastenings driven in this manner in lasting or in pulling-over, particularly in the manufacture of turn shoes, is that there is no danger of driving the fastenings through the sole to the detriment of the appearance of the finished shoe.

A feature of this invention consists in novel means for working an upper over a last and fastening it to the sole, the construction shown comprising means for working the margin of an upper inwardly over the feather of the sole and holding it and for driving while the upper is thus held a plurality of separate fastenings in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole. In the illustrative machine, which has end embracing wipers for lasting the toe of the shoe, a plurality of stapling mechanisms are carried by the wipers and are positioned thereby in the proper relation to the shoe for'driving the several staples at one operation. While the invention is herein illustrated by reference to turn shoe work, it is not limited to such work, and it should be understood that the term sole is used herein for convenience as inclusive of the insole of a welt or other type of shoe as well as of the sole of a turn shoe, the term shoulder also being used generically to mean that part of the sole which presents a surface against which the margin of the upper is positioned in upstanding relation to the plane of the sole. It will also be understood that while staples are a particularly elfective type of fastening for the purposes in view, the in vention in its broader aspects is not limited to the use of fastenings of this particular kind.

It is also contemplated that on some kinds of work the fastenings utilized in lasting may serve as means for permanently securing the upper to the sole without the necessity for sewing round the toe. This is particularly advantageous in the manufacture of turn shoes that have narrow pointed toes, where it has been found very diflicult heretofore to sew properly round the end of the toe without mutilating the shouldered portion of the sole in such manner as to weaken its attachment to the upper. .VVith this in view the invention provides, as afurther feature, a novel construction including means whereby the fastenings are clenched to increase their efiectiveness as holding devices. In the construction shown this means comprises an anvil plate adapted to enter the channel of the sole round the end of the toe and against which the several staples are driven while the wipers hold the upper in lasted position.

The above and other features of the invention, including also novel work positioning means and certain details of construction and combinations of parts, will now be de scribed with reference to the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a view in side elevation of the head portion of a machine in which the invention is embodied,

Fig. 2 is a similar view on an enlarged scale of a portion of the lastingmechanism shown in Fig. 1, the mechanism being shown for convenience in a different angular relation to the horizontal,

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of a portion of the structure of Fig. 2, with parts broken away to show the interior construction,

Fig. 4 is a view substantially in plan of the toe lasting wipers and associated mechanism, with parts of the structure broken away,

Fig. 5 shows a portion of the staple driving mechanism detached,

Fig. 6 is a sectional view onth e line 66 of Fig. 4, showing one of theIstapling mechanisms and associated parts,

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6, illustrating more fully the meansfor supplying the staples,

Fig. 8 shows one of the devices for forcing a row of staples downwardly,

Fig. 9 shows a staple holding clip with its supply of staples ready to be fed into a staple magazine,

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the toe portion of a shoe after the shoe has been pulled-over and lasted by the use of this machine,

Fig. 11 is a view partially in section of a device that may be used on the machine for clenching the staples, together with novel work positioning means for engaging the marginal edge of the sole, and

Fig. 12 is a plan view showing the clenching device of Figure 11 in its relation to the closed wipers and to the staple driving means.

The invention is herein shown as embodied in a machine comprising in its general organization many features of the type of machine shown and described in the patent above mentioned to which reference may be made for an understanding of such details of construction as are not hereinafter fully described. The machine includes in its general organization a toe gripper 2 connected to an updraw lever-4, side grippers 6 connected to updraw levers 8, and a cam shaft 10 provided with means for operating the updraw levers yieldingly to cause the grippers to pull the upper of a shoe positioned in proper relation to the gripper jaws by means of a sole rest, a portion of which is seen at 12 in Fig. 1. The machine is also provided with a heel rest 1% to. hold the shoe against backward movement, with shoe clamping and supporting devices comprising side clamp arms 16 which are swung inwardly into supporting and holding relation to the shoe, with side overlaying and tacking devices carried by side arms 18, and with toe lasting mechanism supported on a forwardly and rearwardly swinging front arm 20.

Machines of this general type, as is well understood, have an automatically controlled cycle of movements to perform their operations usually in successive stages between which the machine is at rest. \Vhile the particular number of stops which the machine makes in its cycle may vary in practice and is, generally speaking, immaterial to the present invention, it will be assumed for purposes of explanation that the present machine performs its operations in two stages, the parts coming automatically to rest after the grippers have pulled the upper and while they are holding it under tension. At this pointtheoperator is permitted to inspect the work and to make such adjustments as may be necessary in order to insure the proper degree of pulling tension at the toe and the sides and the correct relation of the upper to the last. \Vhen the machine is again started the side clamping and supporting devices 16 are swung into operative relation to the shoe, and the side arms 18 and the front arm 20 are swung inwardly toward the shoe, the inward movement of the arms 18 being accompanied by movement of the side grippers to draw the margin of the upper inwardly over the bottom of the last. As soon as the overlaying devices on the arms 18 and the end lasting mechanism on the arm 20 have arrived in position to assume control of the tensioned upper, the several grippers are tripped automatically to cause them to release the upper, and by the continued movement of the arms the overlaying operation at the sides of the shoe and the gathering and overwiping of the upper round the toe are completed, after which the upper is fastened by the driving of tacks at the sides in the manner characteristic of earlier machines and by the insertion of fastenings round the toe in the manner to be hereinafter described. Following these operations, the parts of the machine are returned to their starting positions and the shoe is released.

The operative movements of the arms 18 and 20, as in earlier machines, are effected by mechanism including a slide 22 which is connected directly to the arm 20 to swing it rearwardly and has also a downward swinging movement following its rearward movement, this slide being connected yieldingly at its outer end through a rod 24 and a spring 26 to a crank arm 28 which operates an eccentric on which the arm 20 is mounted to force or press this arm and its supported wipers downwardly in such manner as to cause the wipers to compress the overwiped upper on the margin of the sole.

The toe lasting mechanism herein shown, which embodies many of the features of construction of the machine shown in said prior patent, is mounted upon the lower end of the arm .20 by means of a bracket provided with a plate 32 arranged to be clamped adjustably by means of screws 34 between opposite side portions of the clivided lower end of the arm and to be moved upwardly or downwardly when the clamping screws are loosened for the. purpose of adjusting the lasting mechanism in directions transverse to the plane of the shoe bottom. On its lower side bracket 30 is re cessed to receive an upstanding projection 36 on a lower supporting bracket 38, this projection being mounted on a pin for sliding movement forwardly or backwardly to adjust the bracket 38 and the lasting mechanism in directions lengthwise of the shoe. The pin 40 is secured in place in the bracket 30 by means of a set screw 42.

F or adjusting the bracket v38 along the pin, screws 44 are provided which engage the upstanding projection 36 on its opposite sides, these screws serving likewise to hold bracket 38 in its adjusted position. Suspended on the bracket 38 by means of a pivot pin 46 is a casting348, hereinafter termed the wiper head, which supports the wipers and the upper fastening mechanisms.

y swinging movement of the wiper head 48 about the axis of pin 46 the wipers may be positioned in correct angular relation to the plane of the shoe bottom. For effecting such adjustments of the wiper head and for holding it in adjusted position screws 50 and 52 are provided, the screw 50 being threaded in the bracket 38 and extending through an opening in the wiper head and the screw 52 being threaded in the wiper head and hearing at its. upper end against the lower face of the bracket.

The wipers comprise plates 54 curved at their inner edges in substantial conformity to the lengthwise contour of the edge of the shoe bottom round. the toe, these plates being secured to underlying plates 56 the inner edges of which are similarly curved for engagement with the lateral periphery of the shoe. The inner edges of the plates 56 are positioned at a distance from the edges of the wiper plates substantially equal to the width of the feather of the sole, and the plates 56 thus serve as means to limit the inward movement of the wipers and as sist by their pressure against the shoe in forming the upper smoothly along the edge of the shoebottom. The wipers are mounted to swing relatively about an axis located substantially at the meeting point of their inner edges, the plates 56 being secured for this purpose to gear segments 58 which are slidably mounted in curved guideways in the wiper head, the plates having depending flange projections 60 which are arranged to Slide into place in the gear seg ments and are detachably held in place by mechanism substantially like the wiper attaching means shown and described in the earlier patent, this mechanism including retaining pins 61. The gear segments 58 are provided with rack teeth arranged for engagement with pinions 62 which are pivotally mounted in the wiper head and are operatively engaged in turn by rack bars 64 which are slidingly mounted in the head. These bars are provided with shoulders 66 arranged to engage the rear face of the wiper head for limiting inward movement of the bars and. thus to determine the open position of the wipers. Extending downwardly between the shoulders 66 and collars 68 slidingly mounted on the rounded outer end portions of the rack bars are the lower ends of arms 70 which are forked to embrace the rack bars and are pivotally mounted on lugs 72 on the bracket 38. The arms 70 are connected by links 74 to arms 76 which are pivoted on extensions 78 of the front frame bracket of the machine and carry stop screws 80 for engagement with lugs 82 on the extensions 78 when the wipers are carried toward the shoe. Mounted on the outer end portions of the rack bars 64 between the collars 68 and tension nuts 84 are springs 86 which press the collars 68 against the lower forked ends of the arms 70.

Normally the parts of the wiper mechanism above described are positioned as shown in Figures 2 and 4 with the rack bars 64 at their inner limit of movement and'the wipers in open or retracted position, the arms 76 being held by springs 87 in position to insure this relation of the parts.

When operative movement is imparted to the arm 20 to carry the wiper mechanism toward the shoe the arms 76 are swung inwardly with the wiper head by the springs 87 until the stop screws 80 are carried into engagement with the lugs 82. At this point further movement vof the arms 76 is stopped and through the connections described the arms 70 become operative through the collars .68 and the springs 86 to prevent continued movement of the rack bars 64 with the wiper head. This causes the pinions .62 which are carried by the wiper head to be turned as the head continues its movement and thus to impart inward swinging movement to the gear segments 58 and their connected wiper plates 54 and presser plates 56. The wipers are thus closed inwardly into substantial conformity to the contour of the shoe and are operated to wipe the upper in wardly over the feather of the sole at the opposite sides simultaneously with their overwiping action at the extreme end of the toe effected by their bodily movement length-- wise of the shoe. f for any reason one of the wipers encounters abnormal resistance prematurely, as by completing its overwiping movement laterally otthe shoe earlier than the other, the spring 86 on the connected rack bar yields in response to the pull of the bar to prevent damage to the shoe while the other wiper continues its lateral movement, and in case the overwiping action at both sides is completed before that at the extreme end of the shoe, both of the springs 86 may yield to permit the Wipers to continue their bodily movement lengthwise of the shoe without damage to the shoe. In these respects the action of the wiper mechanism herein shown is substantiallythe same as that of the mechanism shown and described in the earlier patent.

For fastening the margin of the upper in its overwiped position the machine is provided with stapling mechanisms which in the construction shown are arranged to drive four staples at each side of the median line of the toe. These stapling mechanisms are mounted for positioning movement with the wiper plates asthe latter are advanced and closed inwardly over the shoe. By reference to Figs. 1 and 6 it will be seen that each of the swinging plates 56 underlying its associated wiper plate is extended rearwardly to provide a support for a plate 88 which carries four staple magazines 90. In their lower faces the plates 88 are grooved to provide guideways for staple drivers 92, the wiper plates 54 also having in their lower faces grooves 941 which serve as extensions of the grooves in the plates 88 to guide the staples and the drivers 92 toward the shoe. It will be seen that these grooves extend suliistantially radially to the curve of the edge of the shoe bottom and are arranged to cause the staples to be driven inwardly with their legs and heads in substantially parallel relation to the plane of the sole and with the staples at substantially equal distances from one another.

Each of the staple magazines 90 is provided with a raceway 96 wherein a row of staples is supported with the lowermost staple resting upon the plate 56 in line with the corresponding driver 92. In order to insurethe proper feed or" the staples a member 98 is provided to slide downwardly along the raceway in pressing engagement with the upper end of the row of staples. This member carries a rod 100 upon which is mounted a spring 102 to press upon the member to force it downwardly. This spring bears at its upper end against a retaining member 104; which is arranged to extend through an opening in a cover plate 106 thatoverlies the upper ends of the several magazines on the plate 88. The member 104 carries a locking pin 108 which is arranged to project underneath the plate 106 to hold the spring 102 under compression. By turning the member 10& part way round the pin 108 may be moved into position to register with a slot 110 in the cover plate to release the spring and permit the presser member 98 to be withdrawn from the raceway, as is necessary when the supply of staples is to be replenished. These staples may be conveniently furnished in sets each comprising a suflicient number to fill the raceway, as shown in Fig. 9, the several. staples being mounted upon a wooden clip 112 upon which they are held in place by a rubber band 114. After the member 98 is removed from the raceway, the clip 112 with its staples may be inserted in the upper end of the raceway and the band llt then cut to permit the staples to slip down along the raceway. The clip is then removed, the presser member 98 inserted, and the member 104: forced down and turned to put the spring 102- under compression and to lock the device in place. \Vhile the magazines 90 as thus constructed afford convenient means for supplying staples to the drivers it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to staple supplying means of the particular construction shown,

For imparting operative movement to the drivers 92 the latter are provided with depending flanges which are arranged to slide in guideways 116 in the plates 56 and have rack teeth 118 for engagement with pinions that are mounted in recesses in the plates 56. The pinions for operating the two innermost drivers ateach side are seen at 120, one of these pinions 120 at each side of the mechanism being arranged to operate an additional pinion 122 for imparting movement to the outermost pair 01 drivers 92 which, as seen in Fig. 4, comprise projections on a single slide on which the teeth 118 are formed. Each of the pinions 120 has an upwardly extending portion reduced, in diameter to provide a smaller pinion 124 which projects through an opening in the plate 88, each pair of pinions 124: having operative engagement with rack teeth 126 formed on a curved slide 128 mounted in a guideway at the rear of the staple magazines- The slides 128 are provided with projecting lugs 130 which are aranged to engage stop pins 132 to limit movement of the slides in one direction. It will be seen by reference to Fig. 1 that when the slides 128 are positioned with their lugs 130 in engagement with the pins 132 the staple drivers are in their retracted positions, as shown also in Fig. 6, in preparation for the driving of the staples. It will be evident that by movement of the slides 128 outwardly along their guideways movements are imparted through supported wipers downwardly in such manner as to cause the wipers to compress the overwiped upper on the margin of the sole.

The toe lasting mechanism herein shown, which embodies many of the features of construction of the machine shown in said prior patent, is mounted upon the lower end of the arm by means of a bracket provided with a plate 32 arranged to be clamped adjustably by means of screws 34 between opposite side portions of the divided lower end of the arm and to be moved upwardly or downwardly when the clamp-- ing screws are loosened for the purpose of adjusting the lasting mechanism in directions transverse to the plane of the shoe bot tom. On its lower side bracket 30 is recessed to receive an upstanding projection 36 on a lower supporting bracket 38, this projection being mounted on a pin for sliding movement forwardly or backwardly to adjust the bracket 38 and the lasting mechanism in directions lengthwise of the shoe. The pin 40 is secured in place in the bracket 30 by means of a set screw 42.

For adjusting the bracket 38 along the pin, screws 44 are provided which engage the upstanding projection 36 on its opposite sides, these screws serving likewise to hold bracket 38 in its adjusted posit-ion. Suspended on the bracket 38 by means of a pivot pin 46 is a casting 48, hereinafter termed the wiper head, which supports the wipers and the upper fastening mechanisms.

y swinging movement of the wiper head 48 about the axis of pin 46 the wipers may be positioned in correct angular relation to the plane of the shoe bottom. For effecting such adjustments of the wiper head and for holding it in adjusted position screws 50 and 52 are provided, the screw 50 being threaded in the bracket 38 and extending through an opening in the wiper head and the screw 52 being threaded in the wiper head and bearing at its. upper end against the lower face of the bracket.

The wipers comprise plates 54 curved at their inner edges in substantial conformity to the lengthwise contour of the edge of the shoe bottom round the toe, these plates being secured to underlying plates 56 the inner edges of which are similarly curved for engagement with the lateral periphery of the shoe. The inner edges of the plates 56 are positioned at a distance from the edges of the wiper plates substantially equal to the width of the feather of the sole, and the plates 56 thus serve as means to limit the inward movement of the wipers and assist by their pressure against the shoe in forming the upper smoothly along the edge of the shoe-bottom. The wipers are mounted to swing relatively about an axis located substantially at the meeting point of their inner edges, the plates 56 being secured for this purpose to gear segments 58 which are slidably mounted in curved guideways in the wiper head, the plates having depending flange projections 60 which are arranged to slide into place in the gear segments and are detachably held in place by mechanism substantially like the wiper attaching means shown and described in the earlier patent, this mechanism including retaining pins 61. The gear segments 58 are provided with rack teeth arranged for engagement with pinions 62 which are pivot ally mounted in the wiper head and are opera-tively engaged in turn by rack bars 64 which are slidingly mounted in the head. These bars are provided with shoulders 66 arranged to engage the rear face of the wiper head for limiting inward movement of the bars and. thus to determine the open position of the wipers. Extending downwardly between the shoulders 66 and collars 68 slidingly mounted on the rounded outer end portions of the rack bars are the lower ends of arms 70 which are forked to embrace the rack bars and are pivotally mounted on lugs 72 on the bracket 38. The arms 70 are connected by links 74 to arms 76 which are pivoted on extensions 78 of the front frame bracket of the machine and carry stop screws 80 for engagement with lugs 82 on the extensions 78 when the wipers are carried toward the shoe. Mounted on the outer end portions of the rack bars 64 between the collars 68 and tension nut-s 84 are springs 86 which press the collars 68 against the lower forked ends of the arms 70.

Normally the parts of the wiper mechanism above described are positioned as shown in Figures 2 and 4 with the rack bars 64 at their inner limit of movementand the wipers in open or retracted position, the arms 76 being held by springs 87 in position to insure this relation of the parts. Vhen operative movement is imparted to the arm 20 to carry the-wiper mechanism toward the shoe the arms 76 are swung inwardly with the wiper head by the springs 87 until the stop screws 80 are carried into engagement with the lugs 82. At this point further movement of the arms 76 is stopped and through the connections described the arms 70 become operative through the collars v68 and the springs 86 to prevent continued movement of the rack bars 64 with the wiper head. This causes the pinions .62 which are carried by the wiper head to be turned as the head continues its movement and thus to .impart inward swinging movement to the gear segments 58 and their connected wiper plates 54'and presser plates 56. The wipers arethus closed inwardly into substantial conformity to the contour of the shoe and are operated to wipe the upper inwardly over the -featherof. the sole at the &

opposite sides simultaneously with their overwiping actionat the extreme end of the toe effected by their bodily movement length-- wise of the shoe. If for any reason one of the wipers encounters abnormal resistance prematurely, as by completing its overwiping movement laterally of the shoe earlier than the other, the spring 86 on the connected rack bar yields in response to the pull of the bar to prevent damage to the shoe while the other wiper continues its lateral movement, and in case the overwiping action at both sides is completed before that at the extreme end of the shoe, both of the springs 86 may yield to permit the wipers to continue their bodily movement length wise of the shoe without damage to the shoe. In these respects the action of the wiper mechanism herein shown is substantially the same as that of the mechanism shown and described in the earlier patent.

For fastening the margin of the upper in its overwiped position the machine is provided with stapling mechanisms which in the construction shown are arranged to drive four staples at each side of the median line of the toe. These stapling mechanisms are mounted for positioning movement with the wiper plates as the latter are advanced and closed inwardly over the shoe. By reference to Figs. 4 and 6 it will be seen that each of the swinging plates 56 underlying its associated wiper plate is extended rearwardly to provide a support for a plate 88 which H carries four staple magazines 90. In their lower faces the plates 88 are grooved to provide guideways for staple drivers 92, the wiper plates 54 also having in. their lower faces grooves 94 which serve as extensions of the grooves in the plates 88 to guide the staples and the drivers 92 toward the shoe. It will be seen that these grooves extend substantially radially to the curve of the edge of the shoe bottom and are arranged to cause the staples to be driven inwardly with their legs and heads in substantially parallel relation to the plane of the sole and with the staples at substantially equal'distances from one another.

Each of the staple magazines 90 is provided with a raceway 96 wherein a row of staples is supported with the lowermost staple resting upon the plate 56 in line with the corresponding driver 92. In order to insure the proper feed ofthe staples a mem ber 98 is provided to slide downwardly along the raceway in pressing engagement with the upper end of the row of staples This member carries a rod 100 upon which-is mounted a spring 102 to press upon the member to force it downwardly. This spring bears at its upper end against a retaining member 104 which is arranged to extend through an opening in a cover plate H 106 that overlies the upper ends of the several magazines on the plate 88. The member 104 carries a locking pin 108 which is arranged to project underneath the plate 106 to hold the spring 102 under compres sion. By turning the member 104 part way round the pin 108 may be moved into position to register with a slot 110 in the cover plate to release the spring and permit the presser member 98 to be withdrawn from the raceway, as is necessary when the supply of staples is to be replenished. These staples may be conveniently furnished in sets each comprising a sufiicient number to fill the raceway, as shown in Fig. 9, the several staples being mounted upon a wooden clip 112 upon which they are held in place by a rubber band 114. After the member 98 is removed from the raceway, the clip 112 with its staples may be inserted in the upper end of the raceway and the band 114 then cut to permit the staples to slip down along the raceway. The clip is then removed, the presser member 98 inserted, and the member 104 forced down and turned to put the spring 102- under compression and to lock the device in place. lVhile the magazines 90 as thus constructed afford convenient means for supplying staples to the drivers it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to staple supplying means of the particular construction shown.

For imparting operative movement to the drivers 92 the latter are provided with depending flanges which are arranged to slide in guideways 116 in the plates 56 and have rack teeth 118 for engagement with pinions that are mounted in recesses in the plates 56. The pinions for operating the two innermost drivers at each side are seen at 120, one of these pinions 120 at each side of the mechanism being arranged to operate an additional pinion 122 for imparting movement to the outermost pair of drivers 92 which, as seen in Fig. 4, comprise projections on a single slide on which the teeth 118 are formed. Each of the pinions 1.20 has an upwardly extending portion reduced in diameter to provide a smaller pinion 124 which projects through an opening in the plate 88, each pair of pinions 124 having operative engagement with rack teeth 126 formed on a curved slide 128 mounted in a guideway at the rear of the staple magazines- The slides 128 are provided with projecting lugs 130 which are aranged to engage stop 1 pins 182 to limit movement of the slides in one direction. It will be seen by reference to Fig. 4 that when the slides 128 are positioned with their lugs 130 in engagement with the pins 132 the staple drivers are in their retracted positions, as shown also in Fig. 6, in preparation for the driving of the staples. It will be evident that by movement of the slides 128 outwardly along their guideways movements are imparted through the connectingpinions to the several drivers to force the staples inwardly toward the shoe and finally to drive them into the shoe.

The means for controlling the slides 128 and for imparting to them their operative movement comprises lever arms 134 which are detac'hably connected by means of spring held pins 136 to ears 138 formed on the lugs 130. The arms 134 are pivotally mounted on supporting members 14:0 which for a purpose to be hereinafter explained are slidable by means of their flanged base portions 142 along guideways in the wiper head 18. The lever arms 13% comprise portions of bell-cranks including shorter arms 144 which are pivotally connected to rods 1 16 arranged to slide in T-sh-aped bearing members 141-8 which are swiveled on the sides of the lower end portions of the arms 76 hereinbefore described. Between the members 1 18 and nuts 150 on the ends of the rods 146 are springs 152 which normally hold the rods in positions determined by collars 154 secured to the rods for engagement with the members 148 on the opposite sides from the springs.

As hereinbefore explained, the arms 76 swing with the wiper head in its movement toward the shoe until the stop screws 80 come into engagement with the lugs 82, and accordingly up to this point no relative movement of the parts oi": the mechanism seen in Fig. 5 is effected to slide the members 1 28 along their guidewa'ys. As soon, however, as movement of the arms 76 is stopped the rods 146 become effective to cause the bell-crank levers 134, 14 1 toswing about their pivots as these levers are carried farther ilorwardly with the wiper head, the supporting members 140 being held at this time in substantially fixed relation to the wiper head by mechanism to be hereinafter described. The lever arms 134 are thus rendered operative, as the wipers begins to close, to slide the members 128 outwardly a'longtheir guidewa'y's and through the Com .necti-ng pinions to impart inward movement to the several staple drivers. By reference to Fig. 5 it will be seen that the connection between each arm 13 1 and the slide 128 includes a slot in the ear 138 to permit such play between the arm and the slide as required for the swinging movement of the arm, and for a similar purpose the rods 1 16 are loosely mounted in their bearings. The several staples are thus moved inwardly toward the shoe as the wipers close, the springs 152 adording provision for yield in case 01 abnormal obstruction to the movement of the drivers. The mechanism above described, however, is not utilized to complete the operative movement of the drivers, but only to force the staples inward substantiallytothc edges of the wipers in position to'be driven into the shoe after the wipers have completed their operative movement. The final driving of the staples is effected by sliding movement of the mem bers 140 through mechanism which will now be described, the lever arms 13% having been swung round past their dead center posi tions in elfecting the preliminary movement of the slides 128 to permit these arms to serve as thrust members between the members 1410 and the slides for completing the outward movement of the slides along their guidewavs. v

For operating. the members 140 to drive the staples the downward swinging movement of the member 22 is utilized, this member, as hereinbefore explained, receiving such clownward swinging movement after the closing movement of the wipers has been substantially completed and acting through the connections 24,- 26 and 28 to force the wipers downwardly with increased pressure and to position the staple driving devices close to the sole. For this purpose the members 140 are connected by links 156 to lever arms 158 which are mounted to swing onsupport'ing lugs 160 on the bracket- 30. Riigidly connected to the arms 158 are arms 162 between which and the operating member 22 are connections similar to the connections provided in the construction shown in the prior patent for impartingmovement to the binderapplying slides. I These connections, as may be more clearly understood by reference to said patent, comprise at each side arod 164 which is pivoted to the member 22 and is normally clutched to the arm 162 by means automatically operative against the tension of a spring 166 to interrupt the connection between the rod and the arm 162 when a predetermined resistance is encountered, as for example when the staples have been forced fully into the shoe. Such provision for yield in the operating connections at each side accommodates the staple driving means to difierent conditions that may be encountered requiring a greater movement of the staple driving means at one side than at the other and afiords insurance that under all conditions the staples shall be fully driven with substantially the same force at both sides of the shoe by the operation of the member 22. To limit positively the operative movement oft he slides 128 stop pins 168 are provided for engagement with the ends of the lugs 130. As the members 1 10 are moved forwardly by the described connections to impart the final movement to members 128thesprings 152011 the rods 14:6 yield to permit these rods to slide in their bearing members 1418" relatively to the now stationary arms 76, x

As the member 22 swings upwardly inits return to starting position it imparts through the described connections a reverse movement to the members 140 and to the slides 128, thereby initiating the return movement of the staple drivers. Such return movement of the drivers is continued by the operation of the lever arms 134: to which reverse swinging movement is imparted by the resistance of the rods 146 which are held substantially stationary by the arms 76 during the first portion of the outward swinging movement of the wiper head. As the staple drivers arrive at their outer limits of movement they slip out from under the staples in the magazines and permit the lowermost staples to be pressed downward into. position to be driven by the next operative movement of the drivers.

If it is desired to use the staples as the only means for securing the upper to the sole round the toe, thus eliminating the need for stitching as hereinbefore explained, or if for any other reason it is desired to anchor the staples more effectively in the shoe, the clenching device shown in Figs. 11 and 12 may be utilized. This device comprises a plate 170 detachably secured to the sole rest and having on its outer edge a downwardly projecting lip 172 which extends in substantially parallel relation to the edge of the sole round the toe and is arranged to project into the channel of the sole in the path of the inwardly driven staples, the lip 172 having along its outer face a series of depressions 174 for engagement with the legs of the staples to clench them as they are driven. The clenching plate 17 O is. readily detachable to permit diiferent plates to be utilized for different shapes of shoes. Preferably before the shoe is presented to, the machine the channel lip on the end of the toe is turned up to permit the lip 172 to engage readily in the channel.

Shown also in Fig. 11 is a novel device for insuring the correct position of the shoe in the machine and for preventing the marginal edge of the sole at the end of the shoe from being turned up away from the bottom of the last in the upperpulling operation. This device comprises a member 176 which is constructed and arranged to press down upon the feather of the sole as the shoe is positioned by the sole rest and has a downwardly extending lip to project in front of the edge of the sole to assist in determining the correct position of the shoe in the machine for the operation of the lasting mechanism. The member 176 is curved to embrace the toe end of the sole and has an upwardly extending shank 177 arranged to project into a recess in a supporting member 178 pivoted at 180 on a member 181 which is a part of the sole rest indicated generally by 12 in Fig. 1. This connection between the members 176 and 178 permits the former to be adjusted upwardly or downwardly to suit different conditions, the member 17 6 being held in adjusted position by means of a set screw 182. The means of control for this work positioning device is similar to the means shown and described in detail in my prior patent for controlling the earlier type of sole edge positioning means which is there illustrated. Generally speaking, this controlling means comprises a rod 184 which, carries a transverse pin 186 extending through longitudinal slots 188 in the support 178 and through irregular cam slots 190 which are formed in lugs in the sole rest member 181. As the parts are shown in Fig. 11, the pin 186 in co-operation with the slots locks the support 178 and the member 176 in operative position. Upon movement of the rod 184 toward the right, as the parts are viewed in 'Fig. 11, by means such as de-- scribed in said earlier patent the support 178 is released and by upward movement of the rod permitted by the shape of the slots 190 is swung upwardly about its pivot 180 to withdraw the sole edge positioning member from operative position out of the way of the advancing wiper plates.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole on a last and for holding it in overworked position, of means arranged to operate while the upper is thus held to force a plurality of fastenings through the upper and into the sole in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole.

2. Ina machine of the class described, the combination with means for working an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole on a last, of means automatically operative in time relation to said overworking means to drive at one operation a plurality of separate upper securing fastenings in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole.

3. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for wiping an upper inwardly against the shoulder of a sole on a last, of means movable along the plane of the sole to drive at one operation a plurality of closely adjacent fastenings arranged in a series along the major portion of the section of upper engaged by said wiping means.

4:. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means movable to work an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole on a last, of upper fastening mechanism mounted for movement with said overworking means and movable also relatively to said means to drive at one operation a plurality of fastenings through the upper and into the sole in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole.

5. In a machine of the class described, the

combination with means for wiping the toe portion of an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole on a last and for holding it in overwiped position, of upper fastening mechanism mounted for movement with said wiping means and movable also inwardly along the plane of the sole to force a plurality of separate fastenings through the upper and into the sole round the end of the toe while the upper is thus held.

6. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working opposite side portions of an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole on a last, of upper fastening mechanism comprising a plurality of driver members at each side of the shoe mounted for movement inwardly in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole to insert a plurality of separate fastenings in spaced locations, and means for imparting operative movement to said driver members.

7. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working the toe portion of an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole on a last, of upper fastening mechanism comprising a plurahty of driver members at the end and the opposite sides of the toe mounted for movement inwardly in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole to inserta plurality of separate fastenings in spaced locations, and operating mechanism arranged to impart driving movements to the several driver members substantially simultaneously.

8. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole on a last, of upper fastening mechanism comprising a plurality of separate driver members mounted for movement inwardly along the plane of the sole to insert a plurality of separate fastenings? in spaced locations, and operating mechanism comprising pinions connected respectively to different driver members and a rack bar for imparting operative movement to said pinions.

9. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means movable to wipe an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole on a last, of upper fastening mechanism mounted for movement with said wiping means and comprising a plurality of driver members movable inwardly along the plane of the sole to drive a plurality of separate fastenings in spaced locations, and rack and pinion mechanism also mounted for movement with said wiping means and movable relatively to said means to operate the driver members.

10. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with means for working an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole on a last comprising a wiper and a member underlying the wiper for engagement with the lateral periphery of the shoe along the edge of the shoe bottom, of upper fastening means comprising a driver mounted for rectilinear movement inwardly under the wiper along said underlying member in a direction substantially parallel to the plane of the wiper to drive a fastening into the shoe.

11. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole on a last comprising a wiper and a member underlying the wiper for engagement with the lateral periphery of the shoe along the edge of the shoe bottom, of upper fastening means comprising a plurality of drivers nounted for movements inwardly along said underlying member in directions substan tially parallel to the plane of the wiper to drive a plurality of separate fastenings in spaced locations.

12. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole on a last, of upper fastening means comprising a driver member mounted for operative movement inwardly in a direction substantially parallel to the plane of thesole in position to fasten the margin of the upper to the sole, and a magazine for fastenings arranged to supply separate fastenings one by one to be operated upon by the driver member.

loose fastenings and a driving member movable alternately to admit a fastening from said magazine and to force said fastening i-nt o the shoe.

15. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means movable to wipe an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole on a last, of upper fastening mecha .nism mounted for movement with said wiplng means and comprising a magazine for fastenings and a driver movable alternately to admit a fastening from said magazine and to drive said fastening inwardly through the upper and into the shoulder of the sole in a direction substantially parallel to the plane of the sole.

16. In a machine of the class described, the combination with a wiper for wiping an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole on a last, of upper fastening means associated with said wiper and comprising a plurality of drivers for separate fastenings and a plurality of magazines for supplying loose fastenings to the respective drivers.

17. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole along a conveXly curved edge of the shoe bottom, of upper fastening means comprising a plurality of drivers mounted for movements inwardly along the plane of the sole in converging, paths to drive a plurality of separate fastenings in closely adjacent locations, and means for imparting operative movements to said drivers.

18. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole on the last, of upper fastening means comprising a driver mounted for rectilinear movement inwardly along the plane of the sole to drive a fastening into the shoe, operating mechanism for moving said driver inwardly toward theshoe, and additional mechanism for completing the inward movement of. the driver.

19. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole on a last, of upper fastening mechanism comprising a driver, a magazine for fastenings, mechanism for operating said driver to force a fastening inwardly toward the shoe, and additional mechanism for completing the operative movement of the driver.

20. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means movable to wipe an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole on a last, of upper fastening means mounted for movement with said wiping means and comprising a driver member and a magazine for supplying fastenings to said member, mechanism automatically operative during the inward movement of the wiping means to move said driver member relatively to the wiping means to advance a fastening toward the shoe, and additional mechanism for operating said driver member after the oi 'erwiping operation has been subst-antially completed to force the fastening into the shoe.

21. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working an upper into lasted position round the end of a shoe and for holding it at the end and at the opposite sides of the end of the shoe simultaneously, of means for driving at one operation all round the end of the shoe a plurality of separate upper securing fastenings into the shoe in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole while the upper is thus held.

22. In a machine of the class described, the Combination with end embracing wipers and means for operating them to gather and wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over a sole and hold it in lasted position, of means movable inwardly under said wipers to drive a plurality of separate fastenings through the upper and into the shoulder of the sole while the upper is thus held.

23. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers and means for operating them to wipe an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole round the end of a shoe, of upper fastening means arranged to drive a plurality of separate fastenings inwardly into the shoe in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole'.

2a. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers and means for imparting operative movement to said wipers, of upper fastening means mounted for positioning movement with the wipers and arranged to drive a plurality of separate fastenings into the shoe in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole.

25. In a macnine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers, of upper fastening means comprising a plurality of driver members mounted for substantially rectilinear movements in directions substantially radial to the curve of the edge of the shoe bottom, and means for operating said members to drive a plurality of separat fastenings into the shoe.

' 26. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers and means for operating said wipers, of upper fastening means for driving a plurality of separate fastenings in spaced locations all round the end of the shoe to hold the upper in overwiped position, said upper fastening means comprising a plurality of driver members at each side of the longitudinal median line of the shoe mounted for movements inwardly along the plane of the wipers.

2'7. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers mounted for relative closing movements laterally of a shoe, of upper fastening means comprising-for each side of the shoe end a plurality of relatively movable driver members arranged to be positioned relatively to the shoe by the closing movement of the Wipers and movable along the plane of the wipers to force a plurality of separate fastenings into the shoe.

28. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with end embracing wipers comprising a pair of relatively movable wiper plates, of upper fastening means comprising a plurality of driver members associated with each wiper plate and mounted for movements in converging paths along the plane of said plates.

29. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers mounted for relative closing movements laterally of a shoe, of upper fastening means comprising a plurality of driver members associated with each Wiper and arranged to be positioned laterally of the shoe by the closing movement of the wipers, and operating mechanism also mounted for positioning movement with the wipers and movable relatively to the wipers to force the driver members inwardly toward the shoe substantially along the plane of the sole. I

30. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers mounted for relative closing movements laterally of a shoe, of upper fastening means comprising aplurality of driver members movable along the plane of said wipers and arranged to be positioned by the wipers relatively to the shoe, pinions also mounted for positioning movement with the wipers and operatively connected to said driver members, and means for operating said pinions to force the driver members inwardly toward the shoe.

31. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers, of upper fastening means comprising driver members movable inwardly along the plane of said wipers, pinions connected to said driver members, and rack bars mounted for movements in curved paths round the end of the shoe and connected to said pinions for operating the driver members.

32. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers mounted for relative closing movements laterally of a shoe, of underlying plates movable with said wipers and arranged to en gage the lateral periphery of the shoe along the edge of the shoe bottom, and upper fastening means comprising a plurality of driver members associated with each wiper and movable inwardly between the wiper and its underlying plate to force a plurality of separate fastenings into the shoe.

83. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers, of upper fastening means comprising a plurality of driver members movable inwardly along the plane of the wipers in directions substantially radial to the curve of the edge of the shoe bottom, said wiper plates having guideways in their overwiping faces in which said driver members are mounted for movement.

34. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers and means for imparting operative movement to said wipers, of upper fastening means comprising a driver mounted for movement inwardly along the plane of the wipers, and

'mounted for relative closing movements laterally of a shoe, of upper fastening means comprising driver members mounted for p0- sitioning movement with said wipers, and means also movable with said wipers for holding a plurality of loose fastenings and supplying them one by one to the driver members.

37. In a machine of the class described, 7

the combination with end embracing wipers mounted for relative closing movements laterally of a shoe, of upper fastening means comprising a plurality of driver members mounted for positioning movement with said wipers and for driving movement in sub stantially the same direction as their positioning movement, and a plurality of magazines for fastenings associated with the respective driver members and arranged to supply fastenings one by one to said members. V

88. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end -embracing wipers and means for imparting operative movement to said wipers, of upper fastening means comprising a plurality of driver members associated with each wiper, means for moving said driver members toward the shoe as the wipers receive their operative movement, and additional means for completing the move ment of said members in substantially the same direction after the wipers have substantially completed their operative movement.

39. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for movements toward and from the shoe, and upper fastening means comprising a plurality of driver members movable with the wipers and arranged to drive a plurality of separate fastenings into the shoe, means operated by movement of the wipers toward the shoe for moving said driver members relatively to the wipers in the direction of the shoe, and additional means for completing the operative movement of said members after the operative movement of the wipershas been completed.

40. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers mounted for movements toward and from the shoe, driver, members associated with said Wipers,

aim

arms to complete the movement of said members.

-11. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with shoe positioning means, of end embracing wipers, a wiper head movable to carry said wipers toward and from the shoe, driver members associated with said wipers, rack and pinion mechanisms for moving said members inwardly toward the shoe, lever arms connected to said mechanisms, slides on the wiper head on which said arms are mounted, means for swinging said arms in the movement of the wiper head toward the shoe to impart preliminary advancing movement to the driver members, and means for subse quently moving said slides to cause them to act through said lever arms as thrust members to complete the operative movement of the driver members.

42. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper-over a last, means for working the margin of the upper inwardly over a sole on the bottom of the last, and means for inserting at one operation a plurality of fastenings in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole to fasten the upper to the sole.

43. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, means for working the margin of the upper into lasted position round the toe of the shoe, and means for inserting at one operation round the end and along the opposite sides of the toe a plu rality of fastenings in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole to secure the upper in lasted position.

44. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, means automatically operative to assume control of the tensioned upper and to wipe it into lasted position round the toe, and means associated with said wiping means to drive a plurality of fastenings through the upper and into the shoulder of. the sole in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole.

45. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, end embracing Wipers and means for operating them to work the upper into lasted position round the toe, and means associated with said wipers for inserting a plurality of fastenings in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole to fasten the upper in lasted position.

4.6. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, end embracing wipers and means for operating them to wipe the upper into lasted position round the end of the last and to hold it in lasted position, and means automatically operative while the upper is thus held to drive a plurality of fastenings along the plane of the wipers to fasten ,the upper in lasted position.

A7. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, means for working the margin of the upper inwardly over the feather of a sole on the bottom of the last, and means for driving at one operation a plurality of upper fastening staples with the legs of the staples extending into the shoulder of the sole in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole.

48. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper at the toe end and the opposite sides of a last at one operation, means for working the margin of the upper inwardly over the feather of a sole on the last, and means for driving upper fastening staples in different locations round the end portion of the shoe with the legs of the staples extending inwardly in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole.

49. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, end embracing wipers and means for operating them to assume control of the tensioned upper and wipe it into lasted position round the toe, and means for driving a plurality of upper fastening staples inwardly along the plane of said wipers and into the shoulder of the sole.

50. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working a continuous section of upper materials inwardly over the feather of a sole on a last and for holding it in overworked position, of means arranged to operate while the upper is thus held to drive a plurality of upper securing staples in the angle between the feather and the shoulder of the sole with the legs of the staples extending in substantially parallel relation to the plane of the the combination with end embracing wipers and means for operating them to gather and wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over the feather of a sole round the end of a shoe, of means for driving a plurality of upper securing staples inwardly along the plane of said wipers all round the end of the shoe to fasten the upper to the shoulder of the sole.

53. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers and means for operating them to gather and wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over the feather of a sole round the end of a shoe and to hold it in overwiped position, of upper fastening means constructed and arranged to operate while the upper is thus held to drive a plurality of staples in the angle between the feather and the shoulder .of the sole with the legs of the staples extending in substantially parallel relation to the plane of the sole.

54. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers and means for operating them to wipe an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole round the end of a shoe, of a plurality of upper fastening mechanisms mounted for movement with said wipers and each'comprising means for driving a staple inwardly along the plane of the wipers and means for supplying staples to said driving means.

55. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working an upper inwardly over a sole on a last, of means for inserting at one operation a plurality of fastenings in directions substan tially parallel to the plane of the sole to se cure the upper to the sole, and means for clenching said fastenings.

56. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for wiping a continuous section of upper materials inwardly over the margin of a sole round the end of a last and for holding it in overwiped position, of means for driving a plurality of fastenings inwardly into the shoulder of the sole in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole while the upper is thus held, and means for clenching said fastenings.

57. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end'embracing wipers, of means movable along the plane of said wipers to force a plurality of fastenings through the upper and into the channel of the sole of the shoe, and means arranged to project into the channel of the sole to clench said fastenings.

58. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working an upper inwardly over the margin of a' sole on a last, of an anvil plate having a lip curved in substantial conformity to the contour of the edge of the shoe bottom and arranged to project into the channel of the sole, and means for driving a plurality of fastenings into the shoe materials and against different respective portions of said plate to fasten the upper to the sole.

59. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers, of a plurality of driver members movable along the plane of said wipers to drive a plurality of fastenings through the upper and into the channel of the sole of the shoe, and an anvil plate having a lip shaped to project into the channel of the sole round the end of the shoe to clench said fastenings.

60. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working an upper inwardly over the feather of a sole on a last and for holding it in overworked position, of means arranged to operate while the upper is thus held to drive a plurality of staples inwardly through the upper and into the shoulder of the sole with the legs of the staples extending in substantially parallel relation to the plane of the sole, and means for clenching the legs of the staples.

61. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working an upper inwardly over the feather of a sole on a last, of means for driving at one operation a plurality of upper securing staples inwardly through the shoulder and into the channel of the sole, and means for clenching the legs of the staples in said channel.

62. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers and means for operating them to gather and wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over the feather of a sole round the end of a shoe, of means movable along the plane of said wipers to drive a plurality of staples through the upper and into the sole, and means for clenching said staples.

63. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with end embracing wipers and means for operating them to gather and wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over the feather of a sole round the end of a shoe, of means movable inwardly in direc tions substantially parallel to the plane of said wipers to drive a plurality of upper fastening staples in the angle between the feather and the shoulder of the sole and inwardly through the shoulder and into the channel of the sole, and an anvil plate having a portion curved in substantially parallel relation to the lengthwise contour of the edge of the sole to project into said channel and clench the of the staples as they are driven.

64. A machine of the class described having, in combination. means for pulling an upper at the toe end and the opposite sides of a last at one operation, means for working the margin of the upper inwardly over the feat-her of a soleon the last, means for driving a plurality of upper securing fastenings in different locations round the end portion of the shoe in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole, and means for clenching said fastenings.

65. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper at the toe end and the opposite sides of a last at one operation, means for working the margin of the upper inwardly over the feather of a sole on the last, means for driving upper securing fastenings through the shoulder and into the channel of the sole, and means for clenching the fastenings in said channel.

66. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, end embracing wipers and means for operating them to work the upper into lasted position round the toe, means for driving upper securing fastenings inwardly along the plane of said wipers, and means constructed to lie in the channel of the sole to clench said fastenings.

67. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, a sole rest provided with a clenching device constructed to project into the channel of the sole at the opposite sides of the shoe simultaneously, and means for working the margin of the upper over the sole and securing it by fastening means driven inwardly at the opposite sides of the shoe against said clenching device.

68. A machine of the class described having, in combination means for pulling an upper at the toe end and the opposite sides of a last at one operation, means for working the margin of the upper inwardly over the feather of the sole, and means for driving staples inwardly along the plane of the sole and for clenching them in the channel of the sole to hold the upper in place.

69. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for shaping an upper over a last, of work positioning means comprising a member shaped to embrace the toe end of a sole on the last in engagement with the edge face of the sole, said member having in fixed relation to its edge engaging portion a surface formed and arranged to engage the inwardly extending face of the feather of the sole about the toe to hold the feather edge portion of the sole in engagement with the bottom face of the last.

7 O. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working an upper over a last, of a sole rest, and a work positioning member having different portions arranged to engage respectively the inwardly extending face of the feather of the sole and the edge face of the sole, said member being mounted on the sole rest to swing into and out of operative position.

71. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working an upper over a last, of a sole rest, a member for engaging the marginal edge of a sole to position it relatively to the last, and a support for said member pivotally mounted on the sole rest for swinging movement into and out of operative position, said member being adjustable relatively to its support in directions transverse to the plane of the sole.

72. In a machine of the class described, the combination with means for working an upper inwardly over the margin of a sole round the toe of a shoe, of means for fastening the upper to the sole of the shoe comprising a plurality of driver members positioned respectively at the end and at the sidesof the toe and movable inwardly to insert a plurality of separate upper securing fastenings round the toe in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole, and mechanism for operating the several driver members in time relation to one another.

73. In a machine of the class described,

the combination with end embracing wipers and mechanism for operating said wipers to close them about the toe of a shoe, of means for fastening the upper in overwiped position comprising a plurality of driver members associated with each of said wipers to move therewith in the closing movement of the wipers and guidedfor movements relatively to the wipers in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole to in sert a plurality of separate fastenings into the shoe, and mechanisms associated with the respective wipers for imparting to the several driver members operative movements in time relation.

74. In a machine of the class described; a pair of end embracing wipers each provided with a plurality of guideways extending in substantially parallel relation to its wiping face and converging toward its wiping edge, and a plurality of driver members movable in said guideways for inserting upper securing fastenings into a shoe.

75. In a machine of the class described, end embracing wipers mounted for relative closing movements about the end of a shoe, and a plurality of upper fastening devices associated with each of said wipers to move therewith as the wipers close about a shoe, said upper fastening devices comprising driver members guided for movements relatively to the wipersin paths substantially parallel to the plane of the sole of the shoe and converging inwardly toward the shoe for inserting a plurality of upper securing fastenings in spaced locations round the end of the shoe.

76. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers mounted for movements lengthwise and laterally of a shoe to work the upper into lasted position round the end of the shoe, of a plurality of driver members associated with said wipers and movable in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole to drive upper securing fastenings into the shoe in spaced locations, and mechanism for supplying fastenings automatically in position to be driven by the different respective driver members.

77. In a machine of the class described, end embracing wiper mechanism provided. with guideways and with drivers movable in said guideways to insert upper securing fastenings in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole of a shoe, and mechanism for delivering automatically into the different guideways fastenings to be operated upon by the respective drivers.

78. In a machine of the class described, the combination with end embracing wipers and means for closing said wipers about the toe of a shoe, of upper fastening means comprising a plurality of driver members associated with each of said wipers and movable in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole of the shoe to drive their fastenings, mechanism automatically operative in the closing movement of said wipers to move said driver members relatively to the wipers in directions toward the shoe, and additional mechanism subsequently operative to impart to said members their driving movements.

79. A machine of the class described hav ing, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, and power driven mecha nism automatically operative after the upper has been pulled to insert a plurality of fastenings at the end and the sides of the toe of the shoe in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole to secure the upper to the sole.

80. A machine of the class described having, in combination, means for pulling an upper over a last, and upper fastening means mounted for positioning movement lengthwise of the shoe at the toe, said fa tening means comprising a plurality of driver members movable in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole of the shoe to insert a plurality of upper securing fastenings round the toe.

81. A. machine of the class described having, in combination, pulling-over means comprising one or more upper engaging grippers, toe lasting means comprising wipers movable to work an upper into lasted position over the feather of a sole round the toe after the upper has been pulled, and upper fastening means comprising a plurality of driver members arranged in a series round the toe of the shoe for movements in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole to'drive a plurality of fastenings for securing the upper to the sole.

S2. A machine of the class described having, in combination, power driven means antomatically operative to pull an upper over a last and to come to a stop with the upper held under tension, and means automatically operativ upon a subsequent starting of the machine to lay the margin of the upper inwardly over the sole and to fasten it to the,

sole comprising mechanism for inserting a plurality of upper securing fastenings in direct-ions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole 83. A machine of the class described having, in combination, power driven means automatically operative to pull an upper over a last and to come to a stop with the upper held under tension, end embracing wi er mechanism automatically operative upon a subsequent starting of the machine to wipe the upper into lasted position about the toe of the shoe, and upper fastening means comprising a plurality of driver members associated with said wiper mechanism and movable relatively to one another in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole and in paths converging toward the shoe to drive a. plurality of separate upper securing fastenings into the shoe in spaced locations.

84:. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of toe embracing wipers for wiping the margin of the upper into lasted position about the toe, mechanism associated with said wipers for driving a-plurality of fastenings in different locations about the end and along the sides of the toe to fasten the upper in lasted position, and mechanism automatically operative in time relation to the overwiping operation of the wipers to effect relative movement between the shoe and said wipers and fastening mechanism in a direction transverse to the plane of the sole to press the margin of the upper upon the sole and to position the fastening mechanism in close relation to the sole.

85. In a machine of the class described, the combination with shoe positioning means, of toe embracing wipers for wiping the margin of the upper into lasted position about the toe, a plurality of fastening inserting devices associated with said wipers for driving fastenings in different locations about the end and along the sides of the toe in directions substantially parallel to the plane of the sole to fasten the upper in lasted position, and mechanism for effecting relative movement between the shoe and said wipers and fastening inserting devices in a direction transverse to the plane of the sole to press the margin of the upper upon the sole and to position said devices in close relation to the sole. 4 V

86. In a machine of the class described,

in difierent the combination with shoe positioning means, of a Wiper support movable lengthwise of the shoe, toe embracing Wipers on said support for wiping the upper into lasted position about the toe, upper fastening mechanism also carried by said Wiper support and comprising a plurality of fastening inserting devices for driving fastenings locations about the end and along the sides of the toe to fasten the upper in lasted position, and mechanism antomatically operative in time relation to the overwiping movement of the Wipers to move said Wiper support With its Wipers and fastening inserting devices in a direction transverse to the plane of the sole to press the margin of the upper upon the sole and to position said fastening inserting devices in close relation to the sole.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

CHARLES F. PYM. 

